Three and a half years ago, we reported on the New Jersey Senate proposal for the Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA). A link with our…
Category: NJ - UIM/UM Cases
This case centers on a legal malpractice claim against the insured’s personal injury counsel for failing to bring an underinsured motorist claim against the insured’s…
On June 7, 2018, New Jersey’s Senate passed New Jersey Senate Bill 2144, the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA). In its current form,…
This case involved the duty of an insured to keep his UIM carrier informed in connection with the underlying tort litigation. By failing to give…
This appeal stems from an underlying UIM action that involved a 2012 automobile accident. The insured settled with the underinsured-tortfeasor for $15,000 and filed a…
The insured alleged a breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in this UM/UIM context. There were 4 putative bases pleaded, all…
In Abiona v. Geico Indemnity Company, the insurer sought to dismiss the underinsured motorist bad faith claim, and if not dismissed, then to sever and…
In Stern v. AAA Mid-Atlantic Insurance Company, the Pennsylvania federal court applied New Jersey bad faith law to an Underinsured Motorist claim. The court applied…
In Wacker-Ciocco v. GEICO, the court addressed the applicability of its earlier decision in Procopio v. Government Employees Insurance Company, 433 N.J. Super. 377, 80…
In Badiali v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its second opinion in a single day involving first party insurance…